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Chapter 1; Major Themes of A+P Flashcards

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Anatomy

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study of structure

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Physiology

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study of function

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Inspection

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looking at the body’s appearance

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Palpation

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feeling a structure with the hands

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Auscultation

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listening to the natural sounds made by the body

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Percussion

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tapping on the body, feeling for abnormal resistance, and listens to the emitted sound for scars of abnormalities

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Dissection

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cutting and separating tissues to reveal their relationships

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Cadaver

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dead human body

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Comparative Anatomy

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study of multiple species in order to examine similarities and differences and analyze evolutionary trends

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Exploratory surgery

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opening the body and taking a look inside to see what was wrong and what could be done about it

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Medical Imaging

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methods of viewing the inside of the body without surgery

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Radiology

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branch of medicine concerned with imaging

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Gross Anatomy

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structure that can be seen with the naked eye

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Histology

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microscopic anatomy

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Histopathology

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microscopic examination of tissues for signs of disease

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Cytology

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study of the structure and function of individual cells

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Ultrastructure

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fine detail, down to the molecular level, revealed by the electron microscope

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Comparative Physiology

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study of how different species have solved problems of life

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Hippocrates

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created the Hippocratic Oath

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Aristotle

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one of the first philosophers to write about anatomy and physiology

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Claudius Galen

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physician to the roman gladiators, wrote the most influential medical textbook of the ancient era

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Robert Hooke

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designed scientific instruments of various kinds, including the compound microscope

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Antony van Leeuwenhock

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invented a simple microscope

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Theodor Schwann

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concluded that all organisms were composed of cells

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Inductive Method (first prescribed by Bacon)

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process of making numerous observations until one feels confident in drawing generalizations and predictions from them

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Negative Feedback

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a process in which the body senses a change and activates mechanisms that negate or reverse it

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Baroreflex

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reflexive correction of blood pressure

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Ligamentum Arteriosum

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a small fibrous band near the heart

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Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

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a forearm muscle

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Sagittal Plane

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passes vertically through the body of an organ and divides it into right and left portions

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Median (midsagittal) Plane

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plane that divides the body or organ into equal halves

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Parasagittal Plane

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unequal portions of sagittal planes

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Frontal (coronal) Plane

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extends vertically, but it is perpendicular to the sagittal plane and divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Transverse (horizontal) Plane

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divides the body into superior and inferior

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Ventral

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toward the front

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Dorsal

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toward the back

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Anterior

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toward the ventral side

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Posterior

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toward the dorsal side

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Cephalic

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toward the head or superior end

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Rostral

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toward the forehead or nose

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Caudal

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towards the tail or inferior end

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Medial

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toward the median plane

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Lateral

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Away from the median plane

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Proximal

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closer to the point of attachment or origin

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Distal

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Farther from the point of attachment or origin

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Ipsilateral

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On the same side of the body (right or left)

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Contralateral

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On opposite sides of the body (right and left)

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Superficial

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Closer to the body surface

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Deep

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Farther from the body surface

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Axial Region

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head, neck, and trunk

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Subcostal Line

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superior horizontal line

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Intertubular Line

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inferior horizontal line that passes from left to right between the tubercles (anterior superior spines) of the pelvis

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Hypochondriac Region

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a region on either side of the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs, beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar region

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Lumbar Region

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Lower back and sides

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Inguinal (iliac) Region

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bottom right and bottom left region of abdomen

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Epigastric Region

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upper central region of the abdomen

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Umbilical Region

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Middle region of the abdomen

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Hypogastric (pubic) Region

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bottom middle region of abdomen

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Femoral Region

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Crural Region

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Tarsal Region

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Pedal Region

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Digits

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Segment

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region of a limb between one joint and the next

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Cranial Cavity

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enclosed by the cranium and contains the brain

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Vertebral Cavity

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enclosed by the vertebral column (spine) and contains the spinal cord.

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Viscera

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the organs contained in the body cavities

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Visceral Layer

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inner layer of an enveloping sac or bursa that lines the outer surface of the enveloped structure

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Parietal Layer

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outer layer of the pleural sac

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Meninges

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Three fibrous membranes between the central nervous system and surrounding bone, the dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater

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Coelom

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space that forms within the trunk

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Diaphragm

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sheet of internal skeletal muscle that extends across the bottom of the thoracic cavity

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Thoracic Cavity

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body cavity that holds the heart and lungs

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Abdominopelvic Cavity

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body cavity that holds digestive organs, spleen, kidneys, bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs

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Serous Membranes

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a membrane that lines a body cavity or covers the external surfaces of the viscera; composed of a simple squamous mesothelium and a thin layer of areolar connective tissue

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Mediastinum

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the thick median partition of the thoracic cavity that separates one pleural cavity from the other and contains the heart, great blood vessels, esophagus, trachea, and thymus

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Pericardium

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outer most layer of the heart

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Visceral Pericardium

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innermost of the two layers of the pericardium

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Parietal Pericardium (pericardial sac)

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tough thickened membranous outer layer of the pericardium

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Pericardial Cavity

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body cavity that holds the heart

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Pericardial Fluid

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serous fluid that fills the pericardial cavity

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Pleura

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a double-walled serous membrane that encloses each lung

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Visceral Pleura

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thin layer of serous membrane tissue that adheres to the surface area of the lungs

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Parietal Pleura

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serous membrane that lines the pulmonary cavity

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Pleural Cavity

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Body cavity that holds the lungs

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Pleural Fluid

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fluid found between the layers of the pleura

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Abdominal Cavity

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the body cavity between the diaphragm and pelvic brim

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Pelvic Cavity

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body cavity that holds the bladder, rectum, and reproductive organs

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Peritoneum

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a serous membrane that lines the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen and covers the mesenteries and viscera

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Parietal Peritoneum

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lines the internal surface of the abdominopelvic wall

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Visceral Peritoneum

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the part of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal viscera

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Peritoneal Cavity

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space between the parietal peritoneum and visceral peritoneum

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Peritoneal Fluid

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fluid made in the abdominal cavity

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Retroperitoneal

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behind the peritoneum

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Intraperitoneal

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into the peritoneum

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Mesentery

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visceral peritoneum

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Serosa

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a thin epithelial membrane composed of a simple squamous epithelium overlying a thin layer of areolar tissue; covers the external surfaces of viscera and forms membranes

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Posterior Mesentery

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double layer of peritoneum

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Mesocolon

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posterior mesentery of the large intestine

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Anterior Mesentery

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mesentery that continues up the anterior body wall

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Greater Omentum

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large apron-like fold of visceral peritoneum that hangs down from the stomach

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Lesser Omentum

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peritoneal fold attached to the anterior surface of the transverse colon

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